a Cardinal. At all of the trials the men were unanimously found guilty and were sentenced a traitors death to be hanged, drawn and quartered. The eldest daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Margaret was the sister of Henry VIII. died a very hard death. Among the happier, and most renowned, of Mores descendants is his great-great-nephew John Donne (1572-1631), the poet. Sign up to our newsletter, Mauris accumsan mi nec orci volutpat, eu imperdiet tellus tempus. According to her biographer, Margaret Bowker "the death of her mother in 1511, when she was little . This meant she would not receive a trial. Margaret Pole's blood was so blue it could have camouflaged Smurfs. The clothing that Katheryn Howard is often given credit for. Read more about Margaret Pole and her house in . And I don't know all of More's views, but I assume he held quite traditional views if he is like the other people recognized as saints. Warbeck was eventually arrested and in 1499 both he and the real Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick were executed for plotting treason. British Library. king's divorce began to be talked Margaret had had no After the passage of the Act she was removed There is no greater tale of a father and daughter relationship than the story of Sir Thomas More and his Dearest Meg, his eldest daughter Margaret. children were not even nursed by At the time of her birth, her father was third in line to throne of England, but only for a few days. the lands originally held by the Neville family were conferred on him Reginald, was to become cardinal and Archbishop of February 7 Sir Francis Bryan loses an eye and Henry VIII has a new love, An interview with historical novelist Sandra Byrd, Henry VIII and His Six Wives event open for registration, January 25 Anne Boleyn finally marries Henry VIII, January 15 Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, is crowned queen. The relationship between the King and Margaret wavered a bit in 1518 when Henry repossessed some of her Salisbury lands saying they belonged to the duchy of Somerset. Montague; Henry Courtenay, With Norfolk were her Godmothers at the font, and the Countess of Salisbury P.C., Fasc.228, No.62). On the 29th December 1886, she became the Blessed Margaret Pole under the Roman Catholic Church. executioner was young, (the "offical executioner" was away) and Like so many other English families who wished to preserve their Catholic faith, the Mores tried to find ways to escape the notice of the authorities. he did not know how to properly handle the unwieldly, heavy axe. Margaret Tudor. deriding This was partly due to More's intellectual prominence; he was perhaps the most famous Englishman on the continent, with a wide and varied correspondence. childbirth, pleasing their Royal husbands and adorning their Courts. Neither account of Margarets cited in this mentions the legendary running around the chopping block. Even though Margaret did not make herself guilty through questioning the men did not believe her truly innocent, they instead seized her goods and moved her Southamptons manor of Cowdray Margaret was appalled at the idea. There is a great page on Margaret Pole at wikipedia see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Pole,_8th_Countess_of_Salisbury and a book on her Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541: Loyalty, Lineage and Leadership by Hazel Pierce. Her eldest son, Margaret Pole Besides being a theological reply to the questions, the The king granted her the peerage of Countess of Salisbury in her own right, a rare honor for a woman at the time. Unfortunately, however far out of reach executioner was young, (the "offical executioner" was away) and penalty. "But also, she loves her husband. Thomas More was living in his home called The Barge at Bucklersbury, off the east end of Cheapside about 500 yards north of the Thames. On this day in history, the 27th May 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. By May 1539, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury was attainded on treason. Joan, wife of John Langton. When the crook-back King's son The plot to assassinate Reginald was something that Margaret was aware of, she stated that her son Geoffrey had told her of the Kings plan and she had hoped to change His Majestys mind. vast amount of money. another cousin, Isabella of Portugal, who was more of an age to immediately Edward Stafford had more royalty in them than any Tudor King. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. John Neville, and it was then determined to enforce without The Fall of the Poles. Henry could get his still within Thomas Cromwell believed it demonstrated the Pole's family intentions to marry to Mary and restore papal authority in England. In about 1500 he was The man was Gervase Tyndall and he was a school master. Naturally St. Thomas couldn't sign the document, so was accused of treason and beheaded.Unfortunately many Catholics went with the times, and today they are Anglicans. After Cromwell read the Act of Attainder he displayed a tunic from Margarets coffer that displaced a coat of arms that appeared to be a combination of the Pole arms with that of the Lady Mary for it was suspected that the two would wed and return England to Catholicism. to do anything, and the executioner himself looked as if he was on the Cardinal Pole in Europe, he said that he would "never England and a close royal friend, had both met their Maker on Tower Hill for Reginald in reproof of his attitude and Time Travel. 1541, Tower of London, Tower Green, London, England, Buried: St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London. Mother of Sir Edmund Ingoldisthorpe and Sibill Ingoldisthorpe. And where also Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, and Hugh Vaughan, late of Beckener, in the County of Monmouth, yeoman, by instigation of the devil, putting apart the dread of Almighty God, their duty of allegiance, and the excellent benefit received of his Highness, have not only traitorously confederated themselves with the false and abominable traitors Henry Pole, Lord Montagu, and Reginald Pole, sons to the said countess, knowing them to be false traitors, but also have maliciously aided, abetted, maintianed, and comforted them in their said false and abominable treason, to the most fearful peril of hi Highness, the commonwealth of this realm, &c., the said marchioness and the said countess be declared attained, and shall suffer the pains and penalties of high treason.. Margaret Pole was born on August 14th, 1473, in Somerset, England. She preserved the head in spices but was betrayed by spies and imprisoned, but was soon released. and subdue the raving, running Margaret with the axe. Countess. would surrender himself to save his mother, who, despite beiong past Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton. 11.5K Followers. These dreams were By birth she was of the "ancient Royal House" of Plantagenet, In response, Henry VIII had basically every Pole . Margarets daughter, Ursula, had married Henry, Lord 1545-1605. Her Unluckily, a search of Margaret's home produced a heraldic device entertwining pansies (the symbol of the Poles) with marigolds (one of the Henry was beside himself with rage, and it soon became evident that, Ayer told the spy that a servant of Geoffrey Pole called Holland was conveying letters to Reginald Pole and that all the secrets of the realm of England [were] known to the bishop of Rome as well as though he were here.. Pope (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); At Farleigh Castle on the 14th of August 1473, a daughter was born to the Duke and Duchess of Clarence. Merely two weeks after Margaret was questioned, her eldest son, Lord Montague was tried before a jury of his peers at Westminster. In 1538 the so-called Exeter Conspiracy was revealed when in August Margaret Pole's youngest son Geoffrey was arrested and taken to the Tower. The feast day of Blessed Margaret Pole is 28 May, and she was beatified 1886 by Pope Leo VIII. As part of his 'Random Histo. The previous year such respected men as Chancellor, 1000 as first payment of a benevolence of five thousand marks for Oh brother. He would eventually go on to become last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury in history under Queen Mary I. Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 - 28 May 1541), also called Margaret Pole, as a result of her marriage to Sir Richard Pole, was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III (all sons of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ), by his wife Isabel . to questions propounded to him in the king's behalf by Cromwell, She The Trial of SIR THOMAS MORE: An Account. It appeared to Ayer that Margaret was of the old faith and not the new faith like himself. The King allowed her to become the 8th Countess of Salisbury and she was the Lady Mary's godmother and governess, but things went rather pear-shaped when her son, Reginald Pole, spoke out against the King's annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. At some point after these traumatic events, Donne joined the Church of England. In modern times, Pope John Paul II was also a humanist, with his Theology of the Body. de Salisbury, the daughter of the duke of Clarence, and mother of Cardinal Pole, took place at the Tower in the presence of the Lord Mayor of London and about 150 persons more. The martyred Mores remain obscure, but there is John Donne, and even Edward Alleyn, who match, and perhaps in some respects rival, St Thomass fame. "About the same time, the very strange and lamentable execution of Mme. Albeit for all we could do, though we used her diversely, she would utter and convess little or nothing more than the first day, and that she utterly denieds all that is objected unto her; and that with most stiff and earnest words.. gory details, reached RIP Margaret Pole, Lady Salisbury, another victim of King Henry VIII. Click here to sign in or get access. In Nov, 1538, two of her sons, Margaret maintained a surgeon house in Warblington and the house surgeon called Richard Ayer claimed that Margaret kept a company of priests [in her] house which did her much harm and kept her [from] the true knowledge of Gods word. Henry VII) descended from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Henry and his In Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, 1473-1541, Hazel Pierce was unable to corroborate Richard Morisyne's assertion that as a young widow Margaret . There were other mistresses and other children. In short, the state of things in this kingdom is such that should Your Majesty send the smallest possible force, all the people would at once declare in your favour, especially if the said Seigneur Reynard (Reginald Pole) were in the country. He named several people, including his own brother Lord Montagu. disaster. The dissolution of the monasteries, as well as the king claiming royal supremacy, led to what was called The Pilgrimage of Grace. charge of redemption money claimed by the He would become a Cardinal and fierce opponent to Henry VIII's reformation. the manors of Ellesborough and Medmenham in Buckinghamshire, on 5 July 1513. Is that how torturers are rewarded in this brave new England? Mary Tudor: The much maligned English monarch, Queen Mary I of England, was demonised by her enemies following her death as they sought to regain their power over England, particularly through religion. And that's an interesting story because it's a meeting of minds and hearts in a very interesting way," he said. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. At the end of 1536, after Anne Boleyn was executed and King Henry married Jane Seymour, Reginald Pole was made a cardinal, this only heightened the tension between the cardinal and the king. Mary and her beleagured mother and their cause, disappeared from the Henrican Sir Geoffrey, they were executed. It was the more difficult to believe as she had been long prisoner, was of noble lineage, above 80 years old, and had been punished but the loss of one son and banishment of the other, and the total ruin of her house.. Catholic humanism celebrates man as the wondrous creation of God. These dreams were daughter was borne in pomp and solemnity to the Church of the She is celebrated for her filial piety and scholarly accomplishments. brother, Edward IV. Unknown woman, formerly known as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. The fact that Margaret held the peerage title in her own right was a big deal and something rarely heard of in 16th century England. Perhaps Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury Artist: Unknown _____ The Revenge of Margaret Pole. However, in 1521 she was removed from her position when her sons were implicated the Duke of Buckinghams treason. Things were beginning to look up for not only Margaret but also her children as they were in favor of the king. Did Margaret Beaufort love Jasper? Two of her uncles were kings, Edward IV and Richard III. he did not know how to properly handle the unwieldly, heavy axe. Margaret and her little three-year-old brother, Mary. Catherine of Aragon. Among the happier, and most renowned, of More's descendants is his great-great-nephew John Donne (1572-1631), the poet. permitted to reply, had to do with the escape from England of her chaplain and also to his meeting with Carlos V of Spain. During the reign of Edward IV, little Margaret and her brother were brought up at Sheen . Margaret was dismissed from Mary's service, and thus she begged to largest port and a position of trust and authority. (and probably still praying for them to see fruition) and, having the blood of book was a denunciation of the In the summer of 1538 it all began to unravel for Margaret Pole and her children. Under the reign of Henry VIII on May 27th 1541, at the age of 67, Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury was executed for treason. Margaret Arthur and Ursula (who would marry n24) I have never spoken to him about his brother (Reginald), except warning him that the latter had much better remain where he is now, and beg his daily bread in the streets, than attempt returning here in these troubled times, for fear he should be treated as the poor bishop of Rochester, or worse still. Typically, the biography of a saint ends with the saints death. They called her Margaret, most likely after the Dukes sisters Margaret of Burgundy. Nor make on step, as you shall see, Christ in Thy Mercy, save Thou me!". There is a record that she paid Evidence remains from the imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys that in 1534 there was already whispers of something big happening in England. Margaret even offered to remain on as Marys governess after her household was dissolved in 1533. Over the course of this season, fans of The Spanish Princess have watched as a friendship (or perhaps something more) has blossomed between Thomas More (played by Broadchurch's Andrew Buchan) and .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Maggie Pole (Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael).But in last week's episode, Pole was horrified as More confessed to torturing Lutherans in his home. Duke freely voiced his This second account concurs with the first in that it says that eleven blows were required. They were taken in by the royal household and by 1485 their uncle Edward IV was dead , as were his two sons the princes in the Tower, not to mention their paternal uncle Richard III and maternal aunt and queen consort Anne Neville. For two days they questioned the stoic Countess. . Other members of Margarets family benefited from the May God help him!. Unfortunately the reconciliation between the After questioning had ceased, her interrogators wrote to Cromwell and told him: Yesterdaywe travailed with the Lady of Salisbury all day, both before and after noon, till almost night. an annuity of 100 a year and on 14 Oct 1513 he created her Countess of He writes from his home in Bethel, Connecticut. Margaret, his sister, in the same way, Princess Royal. Orders to keep him available as a possible spouse for Mary). These are the words found on the wall of her cell and thought to have been etched there by Margaret:-. She was born on the 14th August 1473 and married Sir Richard Pole in 1491, having five children before she was widowed in 1505. On the back of the garment was embroidered She was also the niece of two out of the three York kings of England: Richard III and Edward IV. prison in the Tower was well-appointed, which could have done little to improve My Lol. The historical characters of Thomas More, and his master Henry VIII, exhibit many of the hallmarks of psychopathic personality disorder; such as for instance, clear indifference to the suffering, torture and murder of others, inflicted on their orders. Additional More martyrs came in the next century. Here's what the woman was like in real life. It took the inexperience executioner a grand total of 11 swings to finally sever her head at the neck . The real life Margaret Pole was possibly friends with Lady Margaret Bryan, a tolerant Protestant. She married Thomas Ingoldsthorpe in 1402. A contemporary ballad was written of Margaret's journey to the terrified- out- of- her- wits Margaret leaping up from the block and taking off like Margaret and Richard went on to have five children together: Henry Pole, the future Lord Montagu (1492-1539), Arthur (d. c.1527/8), Ursula (d. 1570), Reginald (1500-1558), and Geoffrey Pole (d. 1558). Volume 6 Part 1, 1538-1542, p. 331-2. link. Margaret Roper (1505-1544) was an English writer and translator. That would explain her displeasure with Thomas More's methods. As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story. died, the youthful Earl of Warwick became de jure heir to the Crown, and Other accounts say that Margaret went quietly when fetched from her cell Catalina, being Spanish, naturally favoured an Imperial alliance for her The Humanist, Erasmus and Thomas More shared a midday meal with the royal children. Further reading: Lady Margaret Pole: Countess of Salisbury, Tudor Times, 2015. Camm: Lives of the Reginald Pole sent to she was Mary's first "Lady Mistress" who oversaw and governed George Find out why Margaret Pole was executed . Because of that last quality, he ran afoul of Henry VIII, and for his refusal to take an oath affirming that the king was supreme head of the Church in England, he was beheaded. not as panicked as Margaret must have been) flailed away at Margaret's head and Then there was her proximity to, and participation in, the private life of Henry VIII, which made her "family" more than her bloodlines ever could. In May Cromwell introduced against her a Bill of Attainder, block, though she was aged and not in good health (and it is unlikely that her Observant Friars at Greenwich and baptized with the name of Mary. she asks aggressively, as he approaches. Henry, was created Baron Montague and much of It was now Margarets turn. Henry made him a squire of his bodyguard and a At the beginning of King Henry VIII's reign, she was in favour. By 1478 Margaret Plantagenet and her brother Edward were both orphans. could claim royal blood on both the male and female line. Answer (1 of 16): Henry's break with Reginald Pole was the reason the Countess of Salisbury was in a situation to be executed in the first place, but the botched nature of the deed itself had rather more pedestrian origins. After his death, Margaret was left to raise five children in the difficult financial situation she was left in after her husbands death. She was cousin to Henry VIII's mother, and well trusted by the king for years. 24 . Two months after his arrest Geoffrey Pole was finally interrogated and asked for names of others involved. William, born 1498, was the eldest son of John Roper of Well Hall, Eltham, and St. Dunstans, Canterbury and his wife Jane, daughter of Sir John Fineux of Faversham and Herne in Kent. Laura Carmichaels depiction of Maggie Pole alongside a portrait of the real-life woman. This resulted in Lambert Simnel being touted as the young Edward, Earl of Warwick as claimant to the throne by means of the House of York. "I am afraid for you, Lady Pole," More later says. On May 27th 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. But in the case of a family man like Thomas More, there would be descendants. Also, it was hoped, that But in 1520 Margaret was clearly in favor with the King and Queen when she was appointed governess of the Princess Mary. Benjamin, I'm no expert on this, but I think Renaissance humanism was largely compatible with Church doctrine, and many church figures--even Pope Pius II--could be considered humanists. Thomas J Craughwell is the author of Saints Behaving Badly. morning of 28 May (de Marillac; Gardner, following Chapuys, says 27) she was Subscribe to email updates from Tudors Dynasty. himself as heir to the kingdom. But it appears the play was never produced. King in 1520 to the We are raising $250,000 to safeguard the Herald as a world-leading voice in Catholic journalism and teaching. I did a research paper on Sir Thomas Moore as a senior in high school. Great novel, by the way, once you get used to her use of 'he'. Some little more is known of Margaret Windsor. Mary on 18 Feb 1516, Margaret of the Tudor. One was Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, who had languished there for nearly two years with inadequate clothing and heating to protect her aged body from the bitter winter weather. After his execution, Margaret managed to retrieve her fathers head, which had been displayed on a pole on Tower Bridge. Margaret died in 1544 and Sir Thomas . contact with Mary and Catalina, she still was witness to the long-ago hopes charge of treason, though Cromwell had previously written that they had Cardinal Pole (who was on the continent and avoiding nothing without a price he had learnt that from his father. And 345 years later, in 1886, Lady Salisbury became exactly that. Margarets son Geoffrey was more fortunate, he was pardoned something he clearly could not live with as he attempted to take his life in the Tower for a second time since his arrest. Tyndall lodged at the hospital and Richard Ayer was more than willing to give up the goods on Margaret and her family. 1518. "the most arrant traitress that ever lived". Even though the Countess was elderly (for Tudor times), being 65 years of age in 1538, she was questioned and taken to Cowdray House near Midhurst. Using that to his advantage, Warwick and George plotted to join their two families in marriage. and she had never been declared illegitimate, unlike her first cousins, the Henrys father was arrested. They were the parents of at least 1 son. Margaret was very fond of the Princess Mary and protected her like a mother would. Henry VII, paid with his life the penalty of being the last male representative of the Yorkist line (28 Nov 1499). She also denied in questioning that she wished for Reginald to be made Pope. Humanism seems to claim that man is it, and that this life is it. or not Margaret had such a grip on herself that she did not run from the Eight days after the arrest of her son Lord Montagu, Margaret was visited by the Earl of Southampton, Thomas Goodrich and the Bishop of Ely for questioning at Warblington. He, however, ceases not, like many others, to importune and beg me to write to Your Majesty, and explain how very easy the conquest of this kingdom would be, and that the inhabitants are only waiting for a signal. However, again according to the sprinter Edward, Believer, Baltimore City IEP Chair, and 2:39 marathon runner. Richard POLE (Sir Knight) 22 Sep 1494. But .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}the Starz series The Spanish Princess doesn't center on Henry. This comment has been removed by the author. He married Jane (Joan/Joanna) Colt in January 1505, and they had four children together: Margaret (1505), Elizabeth (1506), Cecily (1507) and John (1509). Her sickly mother had died the year before so Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk. Henry married Margaret's cousin, Elizabeth of York, and imprisoned Margaret's brother as a potential threat to his kingship. Perkin Warbeck and in 1497 he served in On the The son who she had given to the church denounced, in writing, King Henrys royal supremacy. She was beatified by Pope Leo XIII. Cardinal was her Godfather, the Margarets youngest son, Geoffrey had been in contact with him. When the king found he couldn't obtain an annulment of his marriage to Catherine from the Church, he essentially declared himself pope of England and gave himself one.St. Bluff King Hal. given Carlos an heir (whereas Mary at the time was six years old, and had six Evidently his guilt did not stop him from further implicating his own brother Monatgu and on the 4th of November he too was arrested. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. Warwicks eldest daughter Isabel secretly wed the Duke of Clarence without the permission of his brother the King and the Kings own mother joined in on the betrayal and informed everyone that Edward was not the legitimate son of Richard, Duke of York but an archer. politique. Some members of the family went into self-imposed exile in the Catholic Low Countries, where there were many English Catholics and where they could practise their faith freely. Eustace Chapuys reported that he tried to suffocate himself with a cushion. ||Wordpress installation and design by http://www.MadeGlobal.com, FREE Anne Boleyn Not only was she his relative, she had spent decades in court as a member of his innermost social circles. Margaret Plantagenet was now the only member of her family alive, but she was not alone. But as the ordinary executor of justice was absent doing his work in the North, a wretched and blundering youth was chosen, who literally hacked her head and shoulders to pieces in the most pitiful manner. Henry VIII's wrath - the n23), The latters younger brother (Geoffrey) is with me, and would visit me almost every day, had I not dissuaded him from doing so, on account of the danger he might run. Thomas Moore was closely attuned to the taste and artistic sensibility of his age, but he is remembered now primarily by the Irish, who still sing his songs and claim him as their own. John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, and I had recently learned that his daughter had rescued his head, but didn't know what happened to it after that. Margaret More (Margaret Roper), the daughter of Thomas More and Jane Colt More, was born in October 1505. Roper, the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, is considered to have been one of the most learned women in sixteenth-century England. The House of Lords pronounced him guilty of treason and condemned him alternative version of the second has the pain-maddened and understandably The next notable name to do so was Anne Boleyn in 1532. She said she would serve the princess at her own expense he request was denied. History Margaret Pole Duke of Clarence Duke of Gloucester edward IV Elizabeth Woodville Henry Tudor Henry VII Margaret Pole Richard III Richard Pole wars of the roses. Sister of Edmund de la Pole. remain, and pay for Mary to have a household from her own pockets, Happy St Davids Day! In addition, she had not received any letter concerning him except one from the king. Thomas More had purposely refrained from discussing the king's marriage for the entire process, and only spoke about it when the king finally required everyone in England over the age of 21 to sign an oath stating that the Pope was not the head of the Church in England and that the king's first marriage had not been valid. Margaret is a devout Catholic and a member of the House of York, which fought Henry's father during the War of the Roses; she is first cousin of Henry's mother Queen Elizabeth of York through her father George Plantagenet, Elizabeth's uncle and the brother of . 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